In Depth: America's Best Baseball Stadiums

April marks the start of a clean slate for every baseball team, but not all ballparks are created equal. We determined our list of America's best ballparks by rating all 30 major league baseball stadiums in five categories: affordability, accessibility, fan participation and concession quality. We also considered the intangibles--the unquantifiable experience of visiting each particular park, as graded by Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner. Here's how all 30 ballparks fared.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

Methodology: For affordability, we used Team Marketing's 2009 Fan Cost Index; for accessibility, each ballpark was graded based on the number of different transportation options available; for food, we used ratings from Food On Foot Tours; for intangibles, we polled baseball experts Cory Munsey, Paul Suppes, Michael Shapiro, Philip Bess and Glen Waggoner; for fan participation, we measured each stadium's average attendance as a percentage of capacity over the past three years (with new parks such as Citi Field and Yankee Stadium, we used the three-year attendance averages of the teams' previous homes). In each category the teams were ranked from one to 30, with rankings converted to letter grades. Each grade tier was extended, where necessary, to account for ties, and a bell curve was applied in categories where rankings were bunched closely together.

1. AT&T Park

Team: San Francisco Giants

Intangibles: A
Fan Participation: A
Accessibility: A
Affordability: C+
Food: A

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